Coat-front.



S. N. ETTINGER.

COAT FRONT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 19!].

Patented Aug. 7', 1917.

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SAMUEL N. ETTINGEB, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG-NOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOSEPH RYACK AND SAMUEL WASSERMAN, BOTH OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

COAT-FRONT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. *7, 1917.

Application filed February 5, 1917. Serial No. 146,684.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL N. Errinenn, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Dorchester district, Boston, in the county of Suffolkand Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inCoat-Fronts, of which the following de scription, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on thedrawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to coat fronts by which is to be understood thereinforcement commonly applied to the breast portions of coats tostiffen them and keep them in shape.

My invention will best be understood by reference to the followingdescription of a preferred embodiment of my invention taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the main body ofthe front;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the stiffener utilized therewith; and

Fig. 3 is a view of the completed coat front with the parts shown inFigs. 1 and 2 assembled, a portion non-essential to the invention beingbroken away and a portion being folded back to more clearly disclose thestructure.

In all these views the reinforcement for the left-hand breast of thecoat is shown as viewed from the inside. In other words, as the readerfaces the drawing the coat front corresponds to that which he wears onthe left-hand side.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the main body of the coat front which is usuallyconstructed of stout canvas or like fabric. I shall herein use the wordcanvas in an exemplary sense. The body 5 is cut to a suitable shape, thedetails of which are not essential to the invention. For purposes ofclearness I re fer to the portion 7 adapted to fit about the arm-hole,the portion 9 extending to the shoulder seam, and the portion 11 adaptedto extend into a lapel of the coat. The line a-a indicates theapproximate position of the fold which forms the lapel. A slit 15substantially in the position indicated alongside the folding line isprovided for a purpose which will presently be described.

Coat fronts are ordinarily stiflened by a reinforcement of haircloth orfabric which consists of hair mixed with textile fibers. I

shall herein refer to haircloth in an exemplary sense. In Fig. 2 I haveshown sep arately the haircloth stiffener 17 having the arm-hole portion7 and the shoulder portion 9 corresponding to the portions 7 and 9 ofFig. 1. The side of the stiffener which is to lie nearest the edge ofthe coat has a free edge portion 19 corresponding substantially inlength tothe length of the slit 15 in the member 5. Herein this edgeportion 19 is terminated by the short slit 21, the edge of the remainderof the reinforcement 17 (indicated by the numeral 23) being, in theembodiment of the invention here shown, an. extension of the edge 19 butbeing separated therefrom by the slit 21. However, this construction ofthe portion 23 is by no means essential.

Referring to Fig. 3 I have shown the parts 5 and 17 assembled andstitched together to form the completed coat front along with a portion25 of the usual padding and certain stay strips and the like customaryin devices of this kind. The parts 7 and 9 of the haircloth 17 areplaced in register with the portions 7 and 9 of the body 5, and theseportions are marked 7 and 9 in Fig. 3. The main portion of the haircloth 17 lies on the inner side of the canvas body 5, as it is necessaryto have it covered by the canvas, since otherwise the texture of thehaircloth would show through the fabric proper of the coat in which thereinforcement is used. The edge 19, however, is passed through the slit15 so that it lies on the opposite side of the canvas body 5, that is,on the farther side viewing Fig. 3. This is clearly shown by the foldingback of a portion of the body 5 at the upper, right-hand portion of Fig.3. The edge portion of the haircloth extends toward the lapel foldindicated by the line aa and the edge 19 lies spaced a short distanceaway therefrom. The edge may be covered by a suitable strip or tape 27if desired. The lower portion of the haircloth including the edgeportion 23 which lies below the breast portion of the coat is disposedon the interior of the body 5 or on the nearer side viewing Fig. 3.

From this description of a preferred construction of coat front inaccordance with my invention, the reader will be enabled to understandthe advantages arising there from. As has been stated it is necessary toplace the haircloth at the inner side of the reinforcement or front,because otherwise it would show through the woolen or other fabric fromwhich the coat is made. Adjacent the lapel, however, where the coat issubjected to sharp foldings and rubbings which tend to roll over or foldthe same, the hairs of the haircloth in previous constructions haveworked loose and projected through the outer layers of the coat. Thusthe inside of the edge of the coat adjacent the lapel after wearfrequently would feel rough to the touch because of the projecting endsof hair, and as the hairs worked free they were frequently plucked outby the wearer, thus further weakening the re inforceinent and impairingthe integrity of the front. Even though the raw edge of the hairclothhas been covered as by tape, this working through has not been preventedbecause the hairs would work through the fabric or through the seambecause of the constant rolling action against the raw edge of thefabrics overlying the same. In a coat front constructed in accordancewith my invention the main body of the haircloth which is adjacent thevisible portion of the outside of the coat is behind the main body 5 ofcanvas, but the raw edge is at the outside of this canvas and ispresented at the outside of the coat but beneath the lapel. Here it isnot subjected to the constant rubbing of the outer layers of the coatacross its edge, as is the case when it is at the interior of the coat.Furthermore the ends of the hairs are not presented at that portion ofthe coat, which, while in one sense the interior, is also a portionusually eX- posed in the ordinary wearing of the coat, that is, theinner surface of the coat adjacent the lapel, where they will be readilyperceived and disagreeably noticeable to the wearer of the garment.

Having thus described a preferred embodiment of my invention and brieflyinclicated some of its advantages, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A reinforcement for a coat front, comprising a canvas foundation, astiffener of haircloth for the breast of the coat at the inner side ofsaid foundation, and having an edge portion terminating adjacent thefold of the lapel, said edge portion lying at the outer side of thefoundation.

2. A reinforcement for a coat front, comprising a canvas foundationhaving a slit adjacent the fold of the lapel, a stiffener of hairclothfor the breast of the coat at the inner side of the foundation, andhaving an edge portion extending through said slit and overlying saidfoundation adjacent the lapel fold.

In testimony whereof, Ihave signed my name to this specification.

SAMUEL N. ETTINGER.

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